Posted on 04/15/2020 4:58:08 PM PDT by bobsunshine
President Trump threatened on Wednesday to take the unprecedented step of adjourning Congress with his executive powers so he can make recess appointments of stalled nominees.
Speaking at the daily White House coronavirus task force briefing, Mr. Trump said his administration has been hamstrung by a lack of personnel because Senate Democrats have held up nominees.
He criticized the Senate and House for holding “phony” pro forma sessions, instead of adjourning, which prevents him from making recess appointments.
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And his wife sits on PDJT’s cabinet. Go figure.
Don’t threaten Mr. President. Just do it.
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Trump’s hesitancy to “just do it” has caused him a boatload of grief throughout his presidency. I hated Obama with a passion, but I did admire his gumption to “just do” whatever the hell he considered necessary to advance his nefarious agenda. These unnecessary threats serve as warnings to his enemies to immediately begin the process of resistance by any means necessary.
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